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  • A trip to New York City's famed Chinatown.  As the largest and oldest Chinatown around, this is a must visit location if you are ever in the big city.  Old streets, battle sites, fruit and fish markets abound.

    Chinatown Mega Tour: New York City

    Posted on April 5, 2011 | 4 Comments
    A trip to New York City's famed Chinatown. As the largest and oldest Chinatown around, this is a must visit location if you are ever in the big city. Old streets, battle sites, fruit and fish markets abound.

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  • TweetMy usual excuse is that I don’t have enough time to write, but over the last two weeks this has not been the case.  I simply don’t have anything to...

    Post-Mao Photos

    Posted on December 23, 2010 | No Comments
    TweetMy usual excuse is that I don’t have enough time to write, but over the last two weeks this has not been the case.  I simply don’t have anything to...

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  • TweetWhile writing the previous post on the things that I had seen at my grandmothers house, I had forgotten to show one more, and perhaps the coolest of the bunch. ...

    Foreign Exchange Certificates

    Posted on November 26, 2010 | No Comments
    TweetWhile writing the previous post on the things that I had seen at my grandmothers house, I had forgotten to show one more, and perhaps the coolest of the bunch. ...

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  • My 89 year old grandmother often speaks of the trip that she took to China in 1986.  "China will rule the world", she said.  Here are some pictures of her stamped passport and itinerary.

    Grandma’s Trip to China

    Posted on November 25, 2010 | No Comments
    My 89 year old grandmother often speaks of the trip that she took to China in 1986. "China will rule the world", she said. Here are some pictures of her stamped passport and itinerary.

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  • TweetMore and more, I find that the things I write branch out and away from China.  I think that in the long run this in inevitable, and in many respects...

    The Chinese Hukou

    Posted on November 15, 2010 | No Comments
    TweetMore and more, I find that the things I write branch out and away from China.  I think that in the long run this in inevitable, and in many respects...

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